Pigeon pea vs. Oatmeal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between pigeon pea and oatmeal

Pigeon pea has more copper, fiber, folate, and protein; however, oatmeal is higher in iron, vitamin B6, vitamin A, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, and vitamin B1.
Oatmeal covers your daily iron needs 61% more than pigeon pea.
Oatmeal contains 4 times less copper than pigeon pea. Pigeon pea contains 0.269mg of copper, while oatmeal contains 0.066mg.
The glycemic index of oatmeal is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Pigeon peas (red gram), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Cereals, oats, instant, fortified, plain, prepared with water (boiling water added or microwaved).

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Pigeon pea

Oatmeal

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+76.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+529.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+307.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+45.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+54.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-89.8%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+86%
Contains more IronIron	+436.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+11.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+72.4%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Pigeon pea

Oatmeal

Contains more FolateFolate

+152.3%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+78.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+264.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+287.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+480%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.317mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	1.11mg	5.96mg	61%
Copper	0.269mg	0.066mg	23%
Fiber	6.7g	1.7g	20%
Vitamin B6	0.05mg	0.29mg	18%
Folate	111µg	44µg	17%
Vitamin A	0µg	130µg	14%
Vitamin B3	0.781mg	3.025mg	14%
Vitamin B2	0.059mg	0.215mg	12%
Potassium	384mg	61mg	10%
Vitamin B1	0.146mg	0.26mg	10%
Protein	6.76g	2.37g	9%
Phosphorus	119mg	77mg	6%
Magnesium	46mg	26mg	5%
Carbs	23.25g	11.67g	4%
Calcium	43mg	80mg	4%
Starch		10.37g	4%
Selenium	2.9µg	5µg	4%
Calories	121kcal	68kcal	3%
Zinc	0.9mg	0.62mg	3%
Fats	0.38g	1.36g	2%
Sodium	5mg	49mg	2%
Manganese	0.501mg	0.558mg	2%
Choline		4.7mg	1%
Saturated fat	0.083g	0.226g	1%
Monounsaturated fat	0.003g	0.391g	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.205g	0.426g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	5.6g	3.5g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	179kcal	287kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	83g	147g	N/A
Net carbs	16.55g	9.97g	N/A
Sugar		0.46g	N/A
Vitamin E		0.07mg	0%
Vitamin B5	0.319mg	0.317mg	0%
Vitamin K		0.4µg	0%
Trans fat	0g	0.003g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.066mg	0.04mg	0%
Threonine	0.239mg	0.083mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.245mg	0.105mg	0%
Leucine	0.483mg	0.2mg	0%
Lysine	0.474mg	0.135mg	0%
Methionine	0.076mg	0.04mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.579mg	0.13mg	0%
Valine	0.292mg	0.151mg	0%
Histidine	0.241mg	0.057mg	0%